Apethorpe Palace in Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — was enlarged in the 1560s and 1620s specifically to receive first Elizabeth I, and then James I. John Goodall tells the story. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.

Fig 1: The east front of the 1620s with its central loggia. The gallery extends across the first floor and there is a parapet walkway for watching the hunt on the roof. Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire. Credit: Paul Highnam for Country Life
Apethorpe Palace in Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — was enlarged in the 1560s and 1620s specifically to receive first Elizabeth I, and then James I. John Goodall tells the story.